Asil Nadir

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord McNally on 21 December 2010 (WA 279), 19 January 2011 (WA 28), and 17 January 2012 (WA 119), and by Lord Wallace of Tankerness on 10 January 2012 (WA 15) and on 24 January 2012 (WA 202), whether they will now answer those questions relating to the prosecution of Asil Nadir; and whether they will place copies of all relevant documents in the Library of the House.

Lord Wallace of Tankerness: Further to the Written Answers given by Lord McNally on 21 December 2010 (WA 279), 19 January 2011 (WA 28), and 17 January 2012 (WA 119):
	Following an incident on 4 December 2010, which resulted in the arrest of Mr Asil Nadir for breach of bail, the Ministry of Justice oversaw an investigation by Serco Group plc, the electronic monitoring contractor. The investigation found that the field monitoring officer (FMO) who had called at Mr Nadir's address for the purpose of upgrading the monitoring equipment had not, as he had claimed, knocked at the door to ascertain whether Mr Nadir was present. (The FMO did, however, ask the control centre to ring the address to try to contact Mr Nadir. The control centre did so, but obtained no response.) Mr Nadir was arrested for breach of his curfew, but was released later that day.
	A disciplinary hearing was held on 29 December 2010. It concluded that the FMO's failure to follow the correct procedure and misreporting of the outcome of the visit amounted to serious misconduct. He was summarily dismissed. Following the investigation, the access procedure was reviewed and guidance re-issued to all field staff.
	Further to my Written Answers on 10 January 2012 (WA 15) and on 24 January 2012 (WA 202), the issues that arose regarding the investigation and prosecution of Asil Nadir in 1993 have been examined in detail during the court proceedings which has now concluded. There is nothing further to add.

Banking: LIBOR

Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the European Commission's proposal to transfer the regulation of LIBOR and other key benchmark indexes to the European Securities and Markets Authority; and whether any decision in that area would require unanimity.

Lord Deighton: The Government recognise the importance of benchmark reform and has been leading the way on this issue through domestic steps relating to LIBOR and in international fora.
	The European Commission’s proposal on benchmark reform has not yet been published. When the proposal is published, the Government will work with others over the course of negotiations to ensure that the final legislation that is adopted is fit for purpose, improves markets, and protects UK interests.
	The voting requirements in relation to this proposal will depend upon its legal basis when it is published.

Burma

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent Human Rights Watch Report on Burma which concluded that ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have taken place against the Rohingya.

Baroness Warsi: I refer the noble Baroness to the answer given by my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 June, Official Report, cols WA211-2.

Children: Internet and Mobile Phones

Lord Storey: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how will they ensure that children are taught about the potential dangers of the internet and mobile phones, with specific regard to (1) cyberbullying, (2) grooming, (3) pornography, and (4) sexting.

Lord Nash: Through the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), the Government is working with law enforcement agencies, the internet industry, children’s charities and other experts to ensure children and young people are taught about how to stay safe online.
	As part of the Government’s reforms to the national curriculum, we will be strengthening the requirements to teach e-safety as part of changes to the new computing programmes of study. From September 2014, children in key stages 1 and 2 will be taught about using technology safely.
	The Government take all forms of bullying, including cyberbullying very seriously. Every school must have a behaviour policy which includes measures aimed at preventing all forms of bullying among pupils. Many charities and organisations such as Childnet International and Beatbullying, provide excellent educational resources to schools, pupils and parents. The Beatbullying CyberMentors programme, funded by the Government, enables children and young people who are being
	bullied to seek support from other young people who have been trained and volunteer their time to help victims of bullying.
	The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) have set up the award-winning “ThinkUKnow” programme, which aims to reduce the harm caused to children through the misuse of technology to sexually abuse or exploit them. Over 2.6 million children have seen the ThinkUKnow resources.
	Schools can use Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) to teach children about the dangers of pornography should they choose, and we trust in the professional judgement of teachers to do so appropriately. SRE is compulsory in maintained secondary schools and although primary schools do not have to teach it, many choose to do so in later years.
	UKCCIS and its members are working to improve the awareness and understanding of children and young people’s online behaviour and the potential risks. CEOP and Childnet International both have specific programmes on the issue of sexting, which are extensively used by schools.

Dyslexia

Lord Storey: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that children with dyslexia and other learning difficulties receive appropriate careers advice.

Lord Nash: Young people, including those with dyslexia and other learning difficulties, have access to appropriate support through a legal duty on schools to secure independent and impartial careers guidance for year 9-11 pupils.
	Statutory guidance underpinning the duty is clear that young people with special educational needs, learning difficulties or disabilities should receive independent, impartial advice about the mainstream
	and specialist education and training options available to them. The guidance also highlights that this group will particularly benefit from face-to-face careers guidance.
	From September 2013, the requirement to secure independent and impartial careers guidance will be extended to all young people up to and including the age of 18 in schools and colleges, and 19 to 25 year-olds in colleges with a current Learning Difficulty Assessment in place, under section 139a of the Learning and Skills Act 2000.
	Local authorities retain their legal responsibility, under section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, to make available support that will encourage, enable and assist the participation of young people in education or training. In the case of individuals with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, this applies up to the age of 25.
	We are making more information available on how effective schools and colleges are in supporting young people into the next stage of education and training through Destination Measures. In July, we will publish a further breakdown of the latest destination data, including destinations of children with special educational needs leaving key stage 4. This will provide more transparent information than ever before on how each school is helping children with special educational needs make the transition into post-16 education, training, or employment.

Education: Japanese

Viscount Trenchard: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what change there has been in the number of entries for (1) Japanese language examinations, and (2) all modern language examinations, at GCSE level during the last decade.

Lord Nash: The requested information is given in the table below.
	
		
			 GCSE (Full Course) entries1 in Japanese and any modern language 
			 Year: 2001/02 - 2011/122 
			 Coverage: UK 
			 Language Entries 
			  2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Percentage change 2001/02 to 1011/12 
			 Japanese 780 803 978 1,120 1,197 1,187 1,344 1,477 1,313 1,119 1,139 46.0 
			 Any modern language 559,115 547,189 534,839 468,889 418,162 393,699 377,780 362,436 348,191 307,386 313,432 -43.9 
			 Of which 
			 French 341,604 331,890 318,963 272,167 236,427 217,525 202,136 188,764 177,618 154,221 153,436 -55.1 
			 German 130,976 125,851 122,161 105,259 90,345 81,131 76,802 73,475 70,169 60,887 57,547 -56.1 
			 Spanish 58,271 61,490 64,167 62,489 62,163 64,207 67,108 67,089 67,707 66,021 72,606 24.6 
			 Arabic 1,775 1,831 1,854 2,194 2,419 2,614 2,610 3,129 3,166 2,639 3,236 82.3 
			 Bengali 2,174 2,266 1,927 1,867 1,792 1,702 1,516 1,408 1,368 996 1,092 -49.8 
			 Chinese 2,635 2,675 3,141 3,098 3,034 3,008 3,004 3,468 3,648 2,104 2,541 -3.6 
		
	
	
		
			 Dutch 291 295 310 383 459 504 587 607 496 431 434 49.1 
			 Modern Greek 704 593 575 608 549 521 498 502 460 418 386 -45.2 
			 Gujarati 1,319 1,216 1,156 1,104 1,064 1,021 877 814 665 565 586 -55.6 
			 Modern Hebrew 399 456 406 442 400 467 486 419 433 445 458 14.8 
			 Italian 5,597 5,542 6,049 5,494 5,245 5,492 5,377 5,417 5,290 4,343 5,023 -10.3 
			 Japanese 780 803 978 1,120 1,197 1,187 1,344 1,477 1,313 1,119 1,139 46.0 
			 Panjabi 1,436 1,477 1,453 1,340 1,248 1,198 1,178 1,042 909 885 967 -32.7 
			 Portuguese 707 784 938 1,029 1,174 1,430 1,637 1,671 1,832 1,397 1,721 143.4 
			 Persian 322 376 436 442 443 445 528 484 517 394 464 44.1 
			 Polish 290 268 323 405 833 1,909 3,052 3,649 4,087 3,369 4,128 1323.4 
			 Russian 1,640 1,585 1,704 1,738 1,775 1,898 1,881 1,959 1,905 1,899 1,982 20.9 
			 Turkish 1,209 1,189 1,384 1,337 1,519 1,479 1,493 1,474 1,590 1,293 1,379 14.1 
			 Urdu 6,986 6,602 6,914 6,373 6,076 5,961 5,666 5,588 5,018 3,960 4,307 -38.3 
		
	
	1
	. Figures are based on JCQ (Joint Council for General Qualifications) data which cover candidates of all ages in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
	2
	. 2001/02 - 2008/09 figures are final, 2009/10 - 2011/12 are provisional and consistent with those published by the JCQ.

Environment: Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Lord Fearn: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sites of environmental interest they have designated in north-west England.

Lord De Mauley: There are 440 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) in north-west England.

Food: Sugar

Baroness Byford: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord De Mauley on 3 June (HL Deb, GC 165), whether the £900 million unused European Union funds allocated to assist sugar-producing African, Caribbean and Pacific and developing countries will be carried over for future use in that context.

Baroness Northover: The €956 million referred to by Lord de Mauley during the recent debate is the total amount that has been made available during the period 2007-13 under the European Union’s Accompanying Measures scheme for sugar producers in the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. As of April this year, €682 million (71%) of this had been allocated to projects to help these countries restructure their sugar industries. Unallocated funds cannot be rolled over into the next funding period, 2014-20, but the UK will continue to press the European Commission to commit as much of the unallocated funding as possible before the end of this year. Future EU spending will be assessed in terms of national needs, not specifically in relation to the sugar industry. Funding priority will be given to poorest countries.

Health: Cancer

Lord Clement-Jones: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to involve (1) cancer patients, and (2) charities representing cancer patients, in the development of their new system of value-based pricing.

Earl Howe: We consulted on our proposals for A new value-based approach to the pricing of branded medicines from December 2010 to March 2011. As part of this process, a number of patient organisations contributed their views and these were reflected in the Government’s response to the consultation, published in July 2011.
	Following the start of negotiations with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry in 2012, we have received representations from patient organisations, including those representing cancer patients. We held a series of engagement events during 2012 with a wide range of participants including a range of patient organisations. We will continue to ensure that there are further engagement opportunities for patient organisations and other stakeholders so that the interests of all National Health Services patients are taken into account when finalising the new medicines pricing arrangements.

Health: Cancer Drugs Fund

Lord Clement-Jones: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers NHS England has to continue the operation of the national Cancer Drugs Fund list after the end of March 2014.
	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any legislative changes would be required to continue the Cancer Drugs Fund beyond the end of the current arrangements in 2014.

Earl Howe: The Cancer Drugs Fund is not created in statute and its existence is not dependent on a specific power of NHS England other than the legislation determining the scope of NHS England's specialised commissioning responsibilities. We do not expect that any legislation would be required to either end or continue the Fund.

Health: Cancer Drugs Fund

Lord Clement-Jones: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the future demand for medicines currently funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund which will not be covered by the value-based pricing scheme from January 2014.

Earl Howe: Negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry on new pricing arrangements for branded medicines are ongoing and the scope of the value-based pricing arrangements, including the medicines to be covered, is a matter for these negotiations.

Health: Cancer Drugs Fund

Lord Clement-Jones: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to how medicines currently funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund could be incorporated into value-based pricing.

Earl Howe: Value-based pricing will focus primarily on new medicines.
	It is possible that a small number of existing drugs, such as some cancer drugs previously considered but not recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), could be assessed under value-based pricing. However, it is not our intention under value-based pricing to reassess routinely treatments already appraised by NICE.

International Monetary Fund

Lord Stoddart of Swindon: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the United Kingdom's total monetary stake in the International Monetary Fund; whether annual contributions are made to the organisation; and what is the organisation's annual expenditure on administration and total number of employees.

Lord Deighton: The UK’s lending limit to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as approved in legislation, is currently special drawing rights (SDR) 38.8 billion (£37.9 billion). However, only SDR 29.4 billion (£28.7 billion) of this is currently committed, pending the implementation of the 2010 IMF quota and governance reforms.
	The IMF only draws down on committed resources as required. Currently, UK loans outstanding to the IMF total around SDR 5.7 billion (£5.6 billion). UK loans to the IMF are official reserves and, therefore, have no impact on the UK’s public spending and do not contribute to public sector net debt.
	The UK does not have an annual subscription to the IMF and does not contribute to its administration costs. These are financed out of the IMF's own revenue.
	The IMF’s medium-term budget report was published in March 2013 and sets out the anticipated administration expenditure for the period 2014-16. Under this, the budget for financial year 2013 is $997 million (f641 million). This includes projections for 2,672 full-time equivalent employees (including temporary workers).
	The budget report is available on the IMF's website1.
	All currency conversions were made using the exchange rate on 11 June 2013.
	1
	http://www.imf.org/external/pp/eng/2013/032813.pdf.

Kenya

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many deaths occurred during the Kenya emergency; how many were caused by the Mau Mau and the security forces respectively; and how many people were judicially executed.

Baroness Warsi: Estimates of the numbers of those killed vary enormously so it is difficult to give exact figures. We estimate that over 11,000 Mau Mau members were killed during the Emergency Period, and the Mau Mau were responsible for over 2,000 deaths of whom 1,800 were Kenyans. Academic research suggests that 1,090 Mau Mau were judicially executed.

Kenya

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to set a time or other limit to claims and limits to future individual and overall compensation amounts in respect of the Kenya emergency.

Baroness Warsi: My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary’s Statement on 6 June, Official Report, column 1692, sets out the terms of the settlement agreed with Leigh Day on behalf of 5,228 Kenyans. Under the Limitation Act 1980, the court has discretion, in certain circumstances and on a case by case basis, to exclude the usual time limit in respect of claims of personal injury and death. There is an absolute time
	bar for events that occurred before 4 June 1954. Those who wish to bring a claim under the UK courts have the right to do so and we will continue to judge current and future cases on their merits, and to reserve our right to defend them.

Kurdistan

Lord Hylton: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 10 June (WA 215), when it became their practice not to comment on considerations for proscribing or deproscribing alleged terrorist groups; and what assessment they have made of the withdrawal from Turkey of the armed members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, and of the search for a comprehensive settlement of the Kurdish question.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach: This Government has never commented on considerations for proscribing or deproscribing terrorist groups. This practice reflects that of previous administrations.
	A peaceful resolution of the Kurdish issue would bring prosperity and security to Turkey’s south-east, potentially benefiting millions of Turkish citizens. We welcome the positive moves made by the Turkish Government recently— including starting talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and delivering key human rights reforms, for example around the Kurdish language.
	We welcome the announcement of a ceasefire in the long-running Kurdish conflict. The withdrawal of PKK militants from south east Turkey is an important contribution to a political settlement in the Kurdish issue.
	The UK remains steadfast in support of Turkey's efforts to tackle terrorism.

Overseas Aid

Lord Chidgey: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of possible methodologies for determining the options for the 11th European Development Fund aid allocations, and of the balance in the methodologies between scientific assessment and political goals.

Baroness Northover: The European Commission and External Action Service are working on allocations for the 11th European Development Fund and have shared a methodology with Member States. The proposed model is based on recent research by FERDI (Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international). It has a quantitative element which uses the internationally agreed indicators of population, gross national income, human asset index, economic
	vulnerability index, and world governance indicators. The Commission will also apply a qualitative adjustment based on indicators such as the political and security situation and past co-operation with the EU, which will be reflected in final country allocations.

Overseas Aid

Lord Chidgey: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of focusing on scientific as opposed to political approaches in determining the 11th European Development Fund aid allocations on future development co-operation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states.

Baroness Northover: The 11th European Development Fund (EDF) aid allocation methodology must comply with the criteria of the Cotonou agreement which governs political, trade and development relations between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group of states. This states that resource allocation shall be based on standard, objective, transparent needs and performance criteria, with resources targeted where they are most needed to address poverty reduction and where they can have the greatest impact. The European Commission and External Action Service are working on allocations for the 11th EDF and have shared a methodology with member states which will be discussed in July.

Overseas Conflict: Sexual Violence

Baroness Stern: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they currently provide to programmes to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in Afghanistan.

Baroness Northover: Preventing violence against women and girls is a strategic priority of the UK Government’s activity in Afghanistan. However, as this is delivered across a range of programmes it is not possible to disaggregate the exact amount of funding provided.
	Support includes UK funding for the Tawanmandi programme—£19.95m over five years—which supports Afghan civil society organisations, including on tackling violence against women and girls. The UK Government are also providing specialist training to provide the Afghan police and judiciary with skills and tools to curb violence against women, and continue to work with the Afghan Government to ensure that the law on elimination of violence against women is fully implemented.

Roads: A10

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intends to call in for his own determination the planning application for an access road between the A10 and the Brookfield shopping centre, Broxbourne.

Baroness Hanham: The proposal for a link road between Halfhide Lane and the A10 interchange, Cheshunt was referred to the Secretary of State under the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009. The Secretary of State has received a number of requests to call-in the application for his own determination, and will carefully consider this case against call-in policy, as set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 October 2012, Official Report col. 71WS.
	In the meantime, a direction under Article 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010 has been issued which prevents the council granting permission on this application without specific authorisation. This provides the opportunity for the issues around the proposal to be considered, and for the Secretary of State to decide on whether or not the application should be called in by him. It would be inappropriate to comment on the detail of the applications, while considerations are still ongoing.

Roads: Road Schemes

Lord Beecham: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is (1) the estimated cost, and (2) the length, of each of the 18 road schemes announced in October 2010.

Earl Attlee: The table below gives the estimated cost and the length of the 18 road schemes announced in October 2010 for which we stated that we would continue work on these schemes for potential future construction.
	
		
			 Scheme Name Approved Range Estimate  Scheme Length  
			  Min (£m) Max (£m) Km Miles 
			 A453 Widening 138 167 11.5 7.1 
			 A45/A46 Tollbar End Improvement 109 150 3.0 1.9 
			 M1 J19/M6 Improvement 185 273 Jct Jct 
			 A14 Kettering Bypass 80 107 4.6 2.9 
			 M6 J10a-13 140 201 15.4 9.6 
			 M3 J2-4a * 134 183 21.6 13.4 
			 A5/M1 Link 134 189 4.5 2.8 
			 M25 J30 Improvement n/a n/a Jct Jct 
			 M4 J3-12 * 525 720 51.2 31.8 
			 A21 Tonbridge to Pembury 94 119 4.1 2.5 
			 A160/A180 Immingham 89 132 Jct Jct 
			 A19/A1058 Coast Road 113 166 Jct Jct 
			 A63 Castle Street 129 192 1.5 0.9 
		
	
	
		
			 A27 Chichester Bypass n/a n/a 5.5 3.4 
			 A19 Testos n/a n/a Jct Jct 
			 A38 Derby Junctions n/a n/a Jct Jct 
			 M20 J10a * 66 98 Jct Jct 
			 M54 to M6/M6 Toll * n/a n/a 3.5 2.2 
		
	
	The table includes the 14 schemes listed in paragraph 26 of the October 2010 “Investment in Highways Transport Schemes” announcement and the 4 ‘review’ schemes (highlighted by an *) listed in paragraph 27.
	Schemes with a range estimate which are referenced by an n/a indicates that the range estimate is not available. These schemes are early in the life cycle where a number of options are still under consideration covering a wide range of potential costs. Once the preferred options have been selected, estimates will be confirmed for each.

Schools: Free Schools

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new free schools have been approved since 2010 in each region of England.

Lord Nash: The first free schools opened in September 2011. There are now 81 open free schools. In addition to these open schools, a further 211 free schools are due to open in September 2013 and beyond. The regional breakdown of these figures is as follows:
	
		
			 English Region Number of open free schools Number of free schools in the pipeline 
			 East 13 18 
			 East Midlands 5 8 
			 London 26 85 
			 North East 2 4 
			 North West 9 22 
			 South East 9 27 
			 South West 3 14 
			 West Midlands 8 14 
			 Yorkshire & Humber 6 19 
			 Total 81 211

Schools: Phonics Screening

Lord Storey: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the (1) estimated, (2) average, and (3) actual, cost (a) nationally, (b) regionally, and (c) in the five metropolitan boroughs of Merseyside, of running the inaugural statutory phonics screening check for all Year 1 pupils.

Lord Nash: The cost of developing and piloting the phonics screening check in 2011 was £300,000. This figure also includes the cost for developing the check for 2012, 2013 and 2014. In addition, an independent evaluation of the pilot in 2011 cost £75,000.
	The total cost for delivering the phonics screening check in 2012, the first year it was introduced nationally, was £600,000. The budget forecast for this had been £515,000.
	The department does not separately identify data on a regional or local authority level.
	The phonics screening check has been introduced to confirm whether pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard, so children who struggle with reading can get the help they desperately need.
	Last year’s check identified more than 235,000 six year-olds who would benefit from additional support.

Schools: Sixth Forms

Lord Knight of Weymouth: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many secondary schools which were graded (1) satisfactory, or (2) inadequate, have subsequently expanded to include sixth-forms in each of the last three years.

Lord Nash: In August 2011, there were 983 satisfactory and 94 inadequate secondary schools. Of these, four satisfactory schools had a sixth form added during the 2011-12 academic year. No inadequate school had a sixth form added.
	In August 2012, there were 933 satisfactory and 107 inadequate secondary schools. Of these, 12 satisfactory schools had a sixth form added during the 2012-13 academic year. No inadequate school had a sixth form added.
	The Education Funding Agency does not hold records prior to 2011-12.

Security: National Security

Lord Strasburger: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 197 intelligence reports received by GCHQ in the 12 months to May 2012 which were generated by the National Security Agency’s PRISM system were individually authorised by a Minister.

Baroness Warsi: It is the long-standing policy of successive Governments not to comment in detail on matters of intelligence.